Today's Concentration in Language Arts is to finish your first rough draft. Remember to incorporate paragraph hooks between topics to make your speech flow. I can help with this, or check this site.

If you are interested in writing your introduction now, try to incorporate a 'grabber'. This could be a QUOTATION, an anecdote, thoughtful question...anything that will get the attention of the audience and have them pay attention to what comes up in your speech.

Editing tips

Check these sites to help:

Transition Words to help link paragraphs
Online Stopwatch to help time your Speeches
Speech topic selection...better late than never.

Good luck. We begin editing on Monday.